PROPERTY AND BUILDING INSPECTION
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PACK
●● The grounding systems are connected to the house neutral at the:
Answer: Service Box
●● From the point where the ground and the neutral wires connect, there
are two paths to ground. What are they?
Answer: Through the neutral wire or through the grounding electrode
conductor to water pipes or grounding rods.
●● What is the advantage of a 240 volt circuti
Answer: More electricity can flow at a lower amperage rating.
●● Gas piping, "black pipe", can be used as a ground.
Answer: FALSE
●● 15 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
Answer: 14 Gauge
●● 20 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
,Answer: 12 gauge
●● 30 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
Answer: 10 gauge
●● 40 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
Answer: 8 gauge
●● As it relates to fuses, what is a safety concern?
Answer: A fuse that is too big.
●● The grounded service conductor is called:
Answer: The neutral.
●● An overcurrent protection device can be what?
Answer: A fuse or a breaker
●● Which of the following suggest an improperly supported service
drop?
Answer: Missing drop loop
●● Which of the following is a reliable indicator of service amperage?
, Answer: The size of the service entrance conductors.
●● Report as deficient breaker boxes that are?
Answer: Installed in hazardous location/safety issues
●● What is the definition of a volt?
Answer: A volt is a measurement of the force or potential energy in an
electrical system (V=IxR)
●● What is the definition of an ohm?
Answer: An ohm is a measure of resistance to electrical flow in a
conductor or insulator (R=V/I)
●● What is a brief definition of an amp?
Answer: An amp is a measure of how much electrical current is flowing
(I=V/R)
●● What is a brief definition of watt?
Answer: A watt is a measure of the rate of electrical energy being
consumed or released (P=VxI)
●● In most areas, for what distance can service entrance wires run inside
the building before going into the service box without special
permission?
COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS PACK
●● The grounding systems are connected to the house neutral at the:
Answer: Service Box
●● From the point where the ground and the neutral wires connect, there
are two paths to ground. What are they?
Answer: Through the neutral wire or through the grounding electrode
conductor to water pipes or grounding rods.
●● What is the advantage of a 240 volt circuti
Answer: More electricity can flow at a lower amperage rating.
●● Gas piping, "black pipe", can be used as a ground.
Answer: FALSE
●● 15 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
Answer: 14 Gauge
●● 20 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
,Answer: 12 gauge
●● 30 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
Answer: 10 gauge
●● 40 amp breakers use what gauge wire?
Answer: 8 gauge
●● As it relates to fuses, what is a safety concern?
Answer: A fuse that is too big.
●● The grounded service conductor is called:
Answer: The neutral.
●● An overcurrent protection device can be what?
Answer: A fuse or a breaker
●● Which of the following suggest an improperly supported service
drop?
Answer: Missing drop loop
●● Which of the following is a reliable indicator of service amperage?
, Answer: The size of the service entrance conductors.
●● Report as deficient breaker boxes that are?
Answer: Installed in hazardous location/safety issues
●● What is the definition of a volt?
Answer: A volt is a measurement of the force or potential energy in an
electrical system (V=IxR)
●● What is the definition of an ohm?
Answer: An ohm is a measure of resistance to electrical flow in a
conductor or insulator (R=V/I)
●● What is a brief definition of an amp?
Answer: An amp is a measure of how much electrical current is flowing
(I=V/R)
●● What is a brief definition of watt?
Answer: A watt is a measure of the rate of electrical energy being
consumed or released (P=VxI)
●● In most areas, for what distance can service entrance wires run inside
the building before going into the service box without special
permission?
